Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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Choosing images with the right composition for black and white
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1. Basic Black-and-White Conversions
Exploring methods for creating grayscale images
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Using the Black & White adjustment layer for basic grayscale conversion
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Measuring grayscale values using the Histogram and Info panels
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Adjusting Highlight and Shadow values to improve brightness and contrast
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Fine-tuning a basic conversion
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Challenge: Convert a color image to black and white
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Solution: Convert a color image to black and white
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2. Fine-Tuning Black-and-White Conversions
Creating contrast from colors
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Improving overall brightness and contrast
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Adding punch to the sky with layer blending
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Enhancing foreground-background separation and contrast
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Saturating sky contrast
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Challenge: Create a fine-tuned black-and-white conversion
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Solution: Create a fine-tuned black-and-white conversion
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3. Advanced Black-and-White Techniques
Creating contrast with masks
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Controlling contrast with masks
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Enhancing contrast with gradient masks and clipping-masked curves
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Fine-tuning results by editing masks and balancing adjustments
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Using overlapping masks to blend complex areas
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Challenge: Using masks to perform a complex black-and-white conversion
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Solution: Using masks to perform a complex black-and-white conversion
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4. Finishing and Printing Black-and-White Images in Photoshop
Sharpening with nondestructive tools
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Performing selective sharpening
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Performing selective blurring and sharpening
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Best practices for exporting and printing black-and-white landscapes
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Ex_Files_BW_Landscapes.zip
(55.9 MB)